In Australia it’s easy to take for granted the amazing maternity and midwifery care that we are afforded. I have had the experience of a Caesarian at 36 weeks for medical reasons and we then had the amazing special care unit looking after our tiny little lady for 3 days. We were blessed! We are thankful every day that we had an amazing doctor and now you would never guess the early start she had.

 

I spotted the amazing work of the Birthing Kit Foundation and knew I had to help. Some how. We got a talking at a girly lunchen and all the girls had seen the same idea! Whilst Avidiva is a great avenue for us to collect the funds and hopefully gain enough support to organize an assembly day and have a tangible end to the project. So whilst Avidiva is the front there are many, many helping hands at the ready!

 

So for our part Avidiva will donate 1 kit for every order for the entire month. We also have the ‘kit’ listed so you can purchase the kit and that will be donated to the foundation. If numbers do not allow for an assembly day a cash donation will be made to the foundation. Please put a note on the order comments section if you would like a tax receipt from the foundation. Donations over $2 are tax deductible.

 

ABOUT THE FOUNDATION:

The Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia) is an organisation dedicated to improving the conditions for women who give birth at home in developing countries.

“Every minute, a woman dies of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth”

With an estimated 385,000 women dying annually in childbirth, many from infections acquired during childbirth, there is a great need for our clean birthing kits.

Most women we assist for reasons of isolation, cultural choice or poor transport have little or no assistance during childbirth. Many mothers and babies die from preventable infections. By providing a clean birthing kit and training in how to use it, these mothers will have the resources to reduce infection.

The Foundation is a not-for-profit non-government organisation (NGO) that provides birthing kits and education in clean birthing practices. We have no religious or political affiliations.

 

ABOUT THE KIT:

The birthing kit addresses the 7 cleans needed for a safe delivery.

The kits are basic with 6 items. A plastic sheet, soap, 2 gloves, sterile scalpel blade, 3 cords and 5 gauze squares.

These items are assembled into a small bag at an Assembly Day.

 

 

PROJECTS:

The Birthing Kit Project has two main

aspects to its work:

1. To make and distribute birthing kits to women in remote and rural regions of developing countries, targeting predominantly home birth, where the only assistance may be from a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) or with no assistance at all.
2. To establish funded health training programmes for health workers and traditional birth attendants, in consultation with local stake holders and health authorities in the course design and content.

The kits are distributed with the assistance of a health professional who gives instructions on how to use the kits correctly and dispose of the waste safely.

Annually over 140,000 women who give birth in remote regions of developing countries are the recipients of our kits.

IMPORTANT INFO TO KNOW BEFORE YOU PURCHASE

• if you require a receipt blease write clearly in the order comments section when checking out. Your details will be passed onto the foundation to supply you with a receipt after the final donation has been made.
• Donations over $2 are tax deductable.
• Corporate donations are welcomed and please email Cassie@avidiva.com.au if you would like to have your logo featured on the Avidiva website as an extra thankyou!
• Every little bit helps!!!
• Check out the Birthing Kits Foundation Australia website Here for more information on the current projects they are working on and there brilliant work!
• You can become a member of the Birthing Kits Foundation website Here for $25 you can show your extra support
• Follow the blog, facebook and twitter pages to keep up to date with out tally and all info on assembly days and final donation!
• We will be keeping a running tally on the facebook page so keep an eye out!!

 

Thanks for all your support and now lets make a positive difference under the cost of a cup of coffee!!

 

Cass

xo

 

Here is the video for the Foundation.

Birthing Kit Foundation

 

 

 

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